Davis, Warriors hold off Celts
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12/21/2006 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baron Davis scored 31 points and doled out eight assists as the Golden State Warriors edged the Boston Celtics, 96-95.
Paul Pierce scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but made a crucial mistake in the final seconds of the game that cost Boston a shot at the win.
Mickael Pietrus scored 16 points for the Warriors, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Andris Biedrins scored 12 points and pulled down nine boards, and Mike Dunleavy added 10 points off of the bench.
Tony Allen scored 17 and grabbed seven boards for the Celtics, who had a five- game winning streak snapped. Ryan Gomes scored 14 points, and Al Jefferson score 13 points and grabbed 11 boards for Boston. Delonte West added 10 points off of the bench.
The Celtics had a chance to win on their final possession, but poor decision- making on Pierce's behalf cost Boston a shot at the victory.
Pierce took the feed from West at the top of the key with eight seconds left, and quickly found himself in the midst of a triple-team. Instead of passing the ball off to one of his open teammates, Pierce inexplicably tried to spin his way open, and ran off the rest of the clock in the process. A jump ball was called with six-tenths of a second remaining, but the Warriors controlled the tip and the buzzer sounded.
The puzzling final possession was a disappointing finish to a game in which Boston rallied with seven straight points late in the fourth to pull within one point of Golden State.
Boston trailed 76-71 at the end of the third quarter.
Pierce started off with the hot hand, sinking three three-pointers in the first quarter and scoring 14 points in the first 12 minutes of play. A Davis free throw with six seconds remaining tied the game at 29-29, which is where the score stood entering the second quarter.
A Gomes jumper put the Celtics up 44-42 with 5:38 left in the half, but Golden State responded with nine straight points, and closed the half on a 16-4 run. Pierce hit his only field goal of the quarter with 26 seconds remaining, a basket which sent the Celtics into halftime trailing 58-48.
Game Notes
The Celtics fell to 4-9 at home on the season..Both teams struggled from behind the arc, with Boston shooting 28.6 percent, while Golden State shot 25 percent on the game.
Placed wide receiver Alvis Whitted on injured reserve; signed wide receiver Will Buchanon from the pratice squad.
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